No. 5 Quinnipiac stayed red hot with a 4-1 win over Princeton in the opener of a two-game travel-partner series at M&T Bank Arena, a result that also moved the Bobcats out of a tie with Cornell and Dartmouth and into sole possession of first place in the ECAC.
Quinnipiac grabbed the lead on the power play when Aaron Schwartz cashed in at 10:07 of the first, but Princeton answered right back with its own man-advantage goal from David Jacobs at 12:55 to make it 1-1 after 20. The difference came quickly in the second, as Elliott Groenewold scored just 22 seconds in to put Quinnipiac back in front for good.
From there, the Bobcats steadily took control at five-on-five, getting some separation early in the third when Ethan Wyttenbach finished at 2:19 to make it 3-1. Antonin Verreault added the fourth at 6:51 to cap it, with Groenewold and Braden Blace helping drive the offense (Groenewold a goal and an assist, Blace two helpers) and Matej Marinov turning aside 21 shots.
The series isn’t done yet. Quinnipiac heads to Princeton for the back end of the set tomorrow, with a chance to keep building on its ECAC lead after using Saturday’s opener to create that extra bit of breathing room at the top of the table.
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No. 14 Boston College 4, Merrimack 2
Oscar Hemming’s goal in the final minute proved to be the difference as No. 14 Boston College earned a much-needed 4-2 win over Merrimack.
The teams traded first-period goals, with BC answering in the final seconds to make it 1-1, but Merrimack regained the lead on a second-period power play. Boston College controlled long stretches and finished with a 39-21 edge in shots, and it finally drew even late in the second when James Hagens buried a power-play goal to send the game to the third tied 2-2.
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Merrimack hung in behind Max Lundgren, but BC’s pressure paid off late. Hemming snapped home the go-ahead at 19:24, and Brady Berard added an empty-netter with two seconds left to finish it. Louka Cloutier made 19 saves for the win.
No. 2 Michigan 6, No. 6 Penn State 3
No. 2 Michigan closed the weekend with five-of-six points by taking down No. 6 Penn State, 6-3, in a physical, special-teams-heavy game.
Michigan struck twice in the first period on goals from Cole McKinney and Nick Moldenhauer, but Penn State answered quickly to keep it tight. The Wolverines leaned on their power play to create separation, getting a Jayden Perron man-advantage goal late in the second to make it 3-1 despite being outshot 33-26 on the night.
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Penn State pushed in the third, but Michigan delivered the biggest swings. Will Horcoff’s power-play finish at 10:28 stood as the game-winner, Adam Valentini added an even-strength insurance goal, and Moldenhauer capped a three-point night with an empty-netter. Reese Laubach scored twice for the Nittany Lions, while Jack Ivankovic made 30 saves and Michigan blocked a staggering 26 shots to protect the lead.
Ohio State 3, No. 13 Wisconsin 2
No. 13 Wisconsin couldn’t finish off the full weekend haul away from home, dropping a 3-2 decision to Ohio State in the second game of the series.
The Badgers struck late in the first when Simon Tassy buried a power-play goal with 25 seconds left, and they answered Ohio State’s equalizer in the second with another man-advantage tally — Vasily Zelenov’s PPG made it 2-1 midway through the period.
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But the Buckeyes flipped it in the third. Jake Karabela tied it early, then Ryan Gordon’s unassisted goal a few minutes later stood up as the game-winner. Wisconsin had its chances — including four power plays — but couldn’t find the response late as OSU closed it out behind 25 saves from Kristoffer Eberly.
No. 3 North Dakota 4, No. 20 Miami 3 (F/OT)
Abram Wiebe scored 1:35 into overtime as No. 3 North Dakota erased a two-goal deficit, changed goalies after the second period, and beat No. 20 Miami, 4-3.
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The Fighting Hawks carried play early and got a late first-period goal from EJ Emery to lead 1-0, but the game flipped in a wild second. Miami scored three times — twice in the opening 3:13 and again on an unassisted Ryan Smith finish — to turn a one-goal deficit into a 3-1 RedHawks advantage at the intermission, prompting North Dakota to go to Gibson Homer for the third.
North Dakota responded immediately. Mac Swanson scored 29 seconds into the third to make it 3-2, and the Hawks suffocated Miami from there, allowing just three shots in the third while generating wave after wave at the other end.
With the net empty, Jake Livanavage tied it on a power play at 18:09. Then Wiebe ended it in OT, finishing off a dominant 44-shot effort and a statement comeback.
Brown 4, No. 12 Dartmouth 3
Brown’s Ben Poitras struck a dagger into Dartmouth in the closing seconds, a damaging result on the Big Green’s résumé, 4-3 — a loss that’s going to sting when it comes to NPI.
The teams traded goals 7 seconds apart early, with Matthew Desiderio answering Hank Cleaves to make it 1-1 after one. Brown grabbed its first lead on a power-play goal from Ivan Zadvernyuk early in the second, but Dartmouth’s Cleaves struck again on the man advantage to tie it. Michael Salandra restored the Bears’ edge late in the period, sending Brown to the third up 3-2.
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Dartmouth appeared to save it when Nikita Nikora buried a power-play extra-attacker goal with 1:29 left to tie it 3-3. But Brown had the last word — Ben Poitras scored the winner 32 seconds later, capping a frantic finish and sending the Bears home with a marquee upset.
The game was the final for the coaching career of long-time bench boss Brendan Whittet, who recently announced he will step away to deal with family health issues and, when he returns will do so as an administrator
Union 4, No. 9 Cornell 1
Cornell took a hit to its NPI cushion Saturday, falling 4-1 at Union as the Dutchmen scored three unanswered over the first two periods to take control.
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After a scoreless first that tilted toward Cornell in shots, Union struck late when Ben Muthersbaugh finished a rush goal at 19:34 to make it 1-0. Muthersbaugh doubled the lead just 1:16 into the second — his second of the night and the eventual game-winner — and Nate Hanley added an unassisted tally midway through the period to push it to 3-0.
Cornell finally broke through late in the third on an extra-attacker goal by Charlie Major, but Union answered quickly with Parker Lindauer’s empty-netter to seal it. Cameron Korpi turned aside 28 shots for the win.
No. 8 Denver 3, Omaha 1
No. 8 Denver completed the weekend road sweep at Omaha with a 3-1 win, pushing its unbeaten streak to seven games (6-0-1).
After a scoreless first, Hagen Burrows opened it midway through the second to give the Pioneers the lead, but the Mavericks answered quickly on a power-play goal from Jeremy Loranger to tie it 1-1 heading to the intermission. The difference came early in the third when Rieger Lorenz snapped home the eventual game-winner just 1:22 into the period, finishing off a Denver push that finally broke the deadlock.
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Omaha threw plenty at the net late — 13 third-period shots — but Johnny Hicks stood tall to protect the lead and finish with 26 saves. Jake Fisher sealed it with an empty-netter in the final minute as Denver closed out another tight road win and kept rolling through this unbeaten stretch.
No. 11 Connecticut 3, Maine 3 (F/OT, UConn wins shootout, 2-0)
No. 11 Connecticut skated to a 3-3 tie at Maine and capped a strong road weekend by winning the shootout 2-0 to take five of six points away from home.
UConn struck first when Joey Muldowney scored just 2:44 into the opening period, but Maine answered late in the frame on Miguel Marques’ finish to send it to intermission even. The Huskies pulled back in front in the second on Jake Richard’s goal, then the third period turned into a trading-post: Will Gerrior tied it 1:29 in, Ryan Tattle restored the UConn lead midway through, and Grayson Arnott knotted it again at 13:26 to force overtime.
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The bigger story was in goal. Tyler Muszelik delivered a monster performance, turning aside 50 of 53 shots as Maine outshot Connecticut 53-23 and poured on pressure for long stretches — especially in overtime, when the Black Bears continued to generate chances. Albin Boija was solid at the other end with 20 saves on 23 shots, and after OT solved nothing, the Huskies were perfect in the shootout, scoring twice and keeping Maine off the board to claim the extra point.
Bemidji State 1, No. 16 Minnesota State 0 (F/OT)
Bemidji State completed a rare weekend of mirror-image results, edging Minnesota State 1-0 in overtime — the same scoreline as Friday’s Mavericks win — this time flipping the script with Oliver Peer ending it just 26 seconds into the extra session.
It was another tight, low-event game where chances were at a premium and one mistake could decide it. Bemidji held a slight edge in shots (23-18) and won the faceoff battle, and Max Hildebrand was sharp throughout, stopping all 18 to secure the shutout as regulation solved nothing.
For Minnesota State, Alex Tracy kept it scoreless deep into overtime with 22 saves before the early OT winner, leaving the Mavericks to settle for a split in a series where both games were decided by a single goal. The loss doesn’t help tin the NPI — Minnesota State remains the first team on the outside of the bubble, with little margin for dropped points from here out.